undersea

«undersea» in Mova's school dictionary: below the surface of the sea or happening under the sea — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective; adverb (rare)

meaning for a pupil

Undersea means below the surface of the sea or happening under the sea. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons it describes the world beneath the waves: undersea mountains, volcanoes, cables, caves and creatures. In stories, explorers in submarines visit undersea cities. Phrases: «undersea world», «undersea cable», «undersea volcano», «undersea tunnel».

examples

• Divers explored the undersea caves. tree →
• An undersea cable carries internet signals across the ocean. tree →
• Some islands are the tops of undersea volcanoes. tree →
• The film showed the colourful undersea world of a coral reef. tree →
• A train goes through an undersea tunnel. tree →
• The mermaid lived in an undersea palace. tree →

note

Adjective, one word, usually before a noun: «undersea creatures». Similar: «underwater» (under any water), «submarine» (adjective meaning under the sea). Not «under sea» as two words in this use.

In the corpora

• A tsunami is a series of huge waves caused by something suddenly moving a lot of water, usually an undersea earthquake.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «undersea» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.